Tenant rights

Texans face a host of housing issues: an inadequate amount of quality affordable homes and the lingering effects of Hurricane Harvey, and not to mention preparation for the next big storm. This legislative session, Texas […]

As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing. Follow updates and our full bill tracker here. This week at the Texas Legislature, companion […]

As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing. Follow updates and our full bill tracker here. The Texas House of Representatives Business & […]

The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, directed by our friend (and previous blog contributor) Heather Way, recently prepared a report for the North Austin Civic Association on dangerous […]

The Spring 2013 issue of Tenant Talk, a publication of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, contains a moving essay by Gloria More about organizing her fellow tenants of the Eastwood Terrace, a property in […]

From the Austin American-Statesman, Sunday, July 17, 2011 Now that he’s been told to make way for redevelopment efforts on East Riverside Drive, PTA President Arturo Garcia has one big question: Where will he and […]

In addition to the TDHCA sunset bill, Perry also vetoed two three other housing related bills: HB 1429 (Deshotel; Carona) – which required landlords to provide leases to tenants and prohibited retaliation for tenant organizing. […]